[CAUT] spam

[Michael Magness]

On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 8:57 AM, John Ross <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca> wrote:

> I have noticed that some people on the list who have comcast, that I send
> e-mails to; quite frequently the e-mails are returned as undeliverable.
> (Grammer)
> It appears that Comcast will blackball anyone, who sends from a server they
> have had a complaint about.
> Comcast is the only one I have a problem with.
> So perhaps they are being too zealous.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Richmond" <piano57 at comcast.net>
>
> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 11:53 PM
>
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] spam
>
>
> Jim,
>>
>> I use  missed-spam at comcast.net  but, I don't know if it's just for folks
>> with Comcast accounts.
>>
>> I send in every bit, don't get repeats (like I did with another carrier)
>> and don't believe I even get one a day.
>>
>> Does BYU have anything set up?  Can you contact the folks in charge of the
>> computer system there?  I used to talk with the computer guys at IWU when I
>> was there--but that was a small school....
>>
>> Barbara Richmond, RPT
>> near Peoria, Illinois
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Busby" <jim_busby at byu.edu>
>> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
>> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 4:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CAUT] spam
>>
>>
>> Hi Ron,
>>>
>>> For years I have reported spam (especially scams) to spam.gov, as you
>>> have explained below, but have never seen any results from our government.
>>> Is there another address that I could use? And, how does one know if any
>>> action was taken, or if it is just a waste of time? Most don't have the
>>> abuse thing attached.
>>>
>>> I'd gladly send the idiots away if I could. I get 5 or so a day.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Jim Busby BYU
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Ron Overs
>>> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 2:24 PM
>>> To: College and University Technicians
>>> Subject: Re: [CAUT] spam
>>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> Unsolicited junk is the curse of the medium. I routinely report one
>>> spammer/scammer per day to either our Australian authority which
>>> deals with it, or the server of origin if they have an abuse@****
>>> address.
>>>
>>> For example, Gmail seems to be rotten with scammer accounts. You can
>>> open the offending email, click the "blah, blah blah" button to
>>> include the entire headers so that the server can identify the
>>> scammer, then forward it to abuse at gmail.com.
>>>
>>> They'll usually close the account.
>>>
>>> If we all did one per day the scoundrels might well be hunted from the
>>> web.
>>>
>>> Ron O.
>>> --
>>> OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY
>>>   Grand Piano Manufacturers
>>> _______________________
>>>
>>> Web http://overspianos.com.au
>>> mailto:ron at overspianos.com.au
>>> _______________________
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>

I mark spam that gets through the spam filter(s) as spam and the providers
do? I have one provided with my security suite(anti-virus,spyware,etc.)one
on each of my e-mail providers, gmail for the techlists, yahoo for personal,
incredimail for my domain e-mail.
The one I like the best is the incredimail it not only remembers/blocks
future spam from that sender but bounces it back to the sender making it
look, to them, as if it weren't a current e-mail!

I do have to check the spam folder for those mistakenly placed there just as
Paul does on gmail and yahoo.
Mike
-- 
I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work.
Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything
worthwhile.
Walter Chrysler



Michael Magness
Magness Piano Service
608-786-4404
www.IFixPianos.com
email mike at ifixpianos.com
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